"People think I'm really smart. But when people ask me a question I type in the answer on my little computer screen. How do you know I am not just googling that shit before I answer?"

"I don't think anyone would take me f---ing seriously if I sounded like that."

"Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious, and however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at."

"When I gave a lecture in Japan, I was asked not to mention the possible re-collapse of the universe, because it might affect the stock market. However, I can reassure anyone who is nervous about their…"

"I think that the universe is a beautiful and complex place, and I'm very lucky to be able to study it."